The San Jose is a manganese mine located in Santa Clara county, California at an elevation of 719 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 719 Feet (219 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 37.39917, -121.79667
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San Jose MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Jose
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: California
County: Santa Clara
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE GRADE 43.2 TO 63.5 PERCENT MANGANESE, 3 PERCENT SILICA.
Materials
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Tephroite
Ore: Hausmannite
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: HUGE BOULDER OF MANGANESE ORE CONTAINING TEPHROITE, HAUSMANNITE, PYROCHROITE, GANOPHYLLITE, RHODOCHROSITE, BARITE AND PSILOMELANE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEO. V. 50, NO.2, APR. 1954, P.415.
Reference (Deposit): D.O.M. BULL. 152 1950 P. 263
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